MASAKUNI KAWASUMI II worked in the family bonsai business for
decades, designing his own tools and cultivating bonsai on a
professional level. He took over the business in 1950. Masakuni II
is credited with popularizing bonsai around the world. For his work
in tool making, he was awarded a Yellow Ribbon Medal by the
Japanese Government in 1993. In 1996, he established the Masakuni
Museum of Cutting Tools and Industrial Tools near Tokyo.
When his father died in 2002, MASAKUNI KAWASUMI III took over
the business, which he runs today while continuing his research in
the cultivation and care of bonsai.
"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author
teaches how to produce splendid specimens." --The Washington
Post
"The Kawasumis, famous for their bonsai tool design, offer detailed
advice for using numerous bonsai tools, step-by-step instruction
for growing bonsai from seedlings of cuttings, as well as
techniques for pruning, shaping, grafting, training and repotting
trees." --Country Accents
"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author
teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -The Washington
Post
"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author
teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -The Washington
Post
"Incorporating advice from his son, a tree doctor, the author
teaches how to produce splendid specimens." -The Washington Post
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